This is the Nothing Phone (2a) launching on March 5!

Nothing is set to unveil its latest smartphone, the Nothing Phone (2a), on March 5. The device is expected to be less expensive than the company’s high-end Nothing Phone (2). However, you don’t have to wait until March 5 to catch a glimpse of the device. We have it right here for you to see.

Nothing Phone (2a) will be available in both black and white. It will be a plastic build this time versus the metal and glass build of the Phone (2). Of course, that’s one of a few ways that Nothing can offer this device at a lower price. While Nothing has been confirmed as a price yet, we have learned quite a few aspects of this phone from the company.

Nothing has confirmed that Phone (2a) will run on the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro chipset with 12GB of RAM and a +8GB RAM Booster. Typically, the RAM Booster will come from the storage on the phone. Nothing says that they co-engineered this chipset for Phone (2a) which likely means we won’t see this chipset used on any other devices.

As for other specs, many are expecting to see at least 128GB of storage on board and a 5,000mAh capacity battery, though those two specs have not been confirmed by Nothing just yet.

These do look very similar to the renders Onleaks released a few days ago. Those are based on CADs, so they aren’t always 100% accurate, but they are usually pretty close – about 95% accurate, I’d say. These renders are directly from Nothing, so they are accurate, the only changes we might see are to the home screen.

Nothing Phone (2a) features a less intricate rear design

Compared to the Nothing Phone (2), the Phone (2a) has a less intricate design, at least on the rear. We can also see from these renders that the Phone (2a) won’t feature wireless charging. That’s a bit of a bummer since other “cheaper” phones, like the Pixel 7a, do support wireless charging.

Nothing also uses fewer Glyph modules on the Phone (2a) than the Phone (2), which had 11 glyphs. The Phone (2a) will have only three, which are all around the camera module.

The rear also appears to be in two parts, with the bottom portion looking like a cover and not showing components like the higher-end Nothing Phone (2).

There’s still a camera bump on the back, however with the cameras being centered, that should help avoid any wobbling while on a table. Additionally, with the cameras being centered, your fingers shouldn’t cover them when using them in the landscape for photos and video.

Nothing has been touting that they will announce the Phone (2a) at an online event on March 5. That’s just under two weeks away. So we’ll find out soon whether this is the real deal.